Sports is the only field where conservatives denounce capitalism and free markets.

In the “all things are relative” department, Tristan Thompson’s deal was widely panned at this time last year, and he will make an average of $1 mil per year less than the older, obviously inferior player he ultimately replaced.

His impact was seriously felt last year in the playoffs, tho. Charlotte could have beat Miami, if Batum played.

Most of the “bad” deals aren’t money issue, tho; they’re basketball issues. Paying Joakim Noah ANYTHING right now is a serious gamble, for instance.

He’s better than an average wing player in every category except steals. Rebounds +1.5, Assists +1.4, Blocks +0.5, Fouls -0.6, eFG +3.2%, TS +2.8%.

If they didnt, someone else gladly would have.

The ‘3 & D’ wing with good size is maybe the most wanted player in the league right now. OKC, for instance, would be even more devastating with a dude like Batum but they just can’t seem to be able to find one.

Remember we are subsidizing the whole thing with near-free stadiums.

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One thing is certain. A class action lawsuit might be in the works and if EA were to lose that. Oh the amount of money they would have to cough up would be pretty insane.

Humanity? The courts say that corporations are people, but they’re definitely not human. Then you come to the fact that it’s EA doing this, a company run by industry outsiders who treat it like it’s a stock venture instead of a media venture. Unlike other industries where those creating the product often have no…

No reason to make weak teams be able to go toe-to-toe with strong teams? Other than to make people think their teams aren’t strong enough yet and part with even more cash through microtransactions, I certainly can’t think of any reasons either...

Shouldn’t have to pay for them anyway nothing but a scam from EA that people literally bought into.

If its in the game, its in the game

EA does a similar thing with madden. Its not just fifa.

You have no idea, this is just the tip of the iceberg. In the past they have ran promos without actually releasing the cards, they have advertised “boosts” that have been proven fake, they have admitted to team leveling and quickly quit responding once they realized that they fucked up by admitting it, they fail to…

Exactly this.

It would encourage more purchases because your team isnt really getting that much better. “I just got X player but I am still having a tough time online so maybe if I spend more money then I will have a better team"

Camp Jokester: “Did you ever hear the one about you guarding James Harden?”

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